OpenGlad
openGlad — The Loss-Prevention Friction Engine for Founders openGlad is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that acts as the ultimate friction engine for startups. It provides AI agents (Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, Le Chat, etc.) with specialized tools to enforce loss-prevention before you write a single line of code. Think of it as an anti-delusion engine for your startup — designed to tell you "no" before you waste months building the wrong thing.
What is openGlad? openGlad connects to your AI client via MCP and runs a suite of clinical, data-driven tools that evaluate your startup idea before you build. It fetches real Reddit discussions across 11 entrepreneurship subreddits, scans for behavioral risk patterns, simulates failure scenarios, and locks your build phase until monetization is confirmed. No motivational fluff. Just objective, brutal analysis.
Tools Friction Engine — Loss Prevention run_the_bet is the main pipeline and the best place to start. It combines a behavioral pattern scan, a 3-scenario failure simulation, and a revenue gate — all enriched with live Reddit market data. pattern_scan detects behavioral antipatterns like overbuilding drift, monetization avoidance, and prestige bias before they cost you months of wasted work. loss_simulation generates best, likely, and worst-case failure predictions with quantified expected loss figures, informed by real Reddit market signals. revenue_gate locks the build phase and produces specific monetization unlock tasks. You cannot proceed until monetization is confirmed. Market Intelligence analyze_market_trends is an overcrowding and entry-risk filter. It detects tarpit ideas, saturated niches, and late-entry danger signals from Reddit data. scan_reddit_trends is a broad trend scanner that surfaces sentiment, red flags, cautionary tales, and 6–12 month predictions across the startup community. Data is pulled from 11 subreddits: r/Startup_Ideas, r/Business_Ideas, r/SaaS, r/SideProject, r/EntrepreneurRideAlong, r/IndieHackers, r/Futurology, r/Technology, r/AINewsAndTrends, r/Startups, and r/Entrepreneur. Startup Diagnostics analyze_startup is the smart triage router. It auto-detects whether you are describing an idea or sharing metrics, and routes your input to the right diagnostic tool. analyze_execution_stability assesses development velocity, engineering risks, and technical debt signals. analyze_revenue_health evaluates MRR/ARR trajectory, churn rate, CAC/LTV ratios, and financial burn risk. analyze_burnout_risk detects early burnout signals by analyzing work patterns, cognitive load, and focus entropy. analyze_distribution_discipline measures marketing output consistency, channel health, and funnel efficiency. generate_full_diagnosis runs a comprehensive scan across all diagnostic dimensions in a single call.
Quickstart The MCP server is deployed and ready to use at https://openglad.tuguberk.dev/mcp To connect, add the following to your MCP client configuration: { "mcpServers": { "openGlad": { "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "mcp-remote", "https://openglad.tuguberk.dev/mcp"] } } } Once connected, try prompts like: "Run the bet on my idea: an AI tool that generates investor pitch decks from a one-page brief." "Check if my daily planner app idea is going to fail." "Run a full health diagnostic: MRR $12k, churn 8%, 3 developers, shipping weekly." "Is the micro-SaaS market oversaturated? Check Reddit trends."
Architecture openGlad runs on Cloudflare Workers at the edge, globally distributed. It communicates with AI clients via the Model Context Protocol over Streamable HTTP. Market data is fetched directly from Reddit's public JSON API and cached at the edge for one hour. No API keys are required.
How It Works You describe a startup idea to your AI client. The client calls run_the_bet or analyze_startup. openGlad fetches relevant Reddit discussions across 11 subreddits. The pattern scan identifies behavioral risks. The loss simulation maps out three failure scenarios with quantified expected loss. The revenue gate locks building until monetization is proven. You receive a brutal reality check: blind spots, failure modes, and a clear verdict on whether you are allowed to build.
Self-Hosting Clone the repo, run npm install, and deploy to Cloudflare with npx wrangler deploy. Node.js 18 or higher and a Cloudflare account are the only prerequisites. No external API keys needed. Repository: https://github.com/tugberkakbulut/openGlad License: MIT
Server Config
{
"mcpServers": {
"openGlad": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"mcp-remote",
"https://openglad.tuguberk.dev/mcp"
]
}
}
}